The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-07-28

Fwpk HiHh Lodges n A0ad pS
Shot In George fDrtl's
Heart.
A Traglc AFFAIR at the Close Of thu
C0l0red Picnic Day at the
Fair Grounds.
True Aim and Quick Work and Whisky
Figures Largely In the Result
Account Of the Occur.
renee.

George Ford went to his doom last
Monday evening, Ills assassin was his
hrother.ln,law, Frank Eink, The kill.
log ogourred st thu ssst end Of Walnut
street ilear the hoines Of both bafties,
Fotd had been In attshdance vt the
colored pirhic 81 the faif Gfaunds
throughout the day, and had become
much intoxicated, He came hcme about
six o'clock, and raised a fuss immediate.
ly with links wife, The killing occur.
red shortly after.
Ford and link both married daught-
ers of George Kilgour, link being a
white man and Ford colored. They
live in the colored neighborhood onthe
East end of Walnut street, there being
only two small dwellings between their
homes. Ford lives in little house in
the hollow near the stone-quarry, and
link farther up the hill.
For some time there has been trouble
between links wife and George Ford.
Their guarreling was boisterous, some
times disturbing tho whole neighbor-
hood. The residents of that vicinity
have become used to almost daily scenes,
and cursing, Safeguarding and name
calling was INDUCED in at all hours.
The general decision is that Ford
was quarrelsome and overbearing,
and it was easier to have trouble than to
avoid it. The row between him and
links wife was turbulent and incessant.
The affair that preceded the murder on
Monday evening seems to have been
only re-enactment Of what has occur
red so frequently before.
Ford alighted from buggy at his own
gate and started up towards links house,
swearing and Safeguarding as he went.
Current reports tells US that he went up
to a neighbours house, between his own
home and links, for the purpose of get
ting drink of water from the tin.cup
that hangs by the well. Here the quar-
rel waxed warm between Mrs. link and
the murdered man, and near here the
shooting was done. 1t seems that Frank
link came home while the row was 60.
ing on, and at once got down his gun
and deliberately did the Work. The
weapon with which the shooting was
done was an ordinary shotgun, loaded
with common squirrel shot. links aim
was perfect, and about two-hundred and
fifty of these entered Ford's body in the
region of the heart. Physicians declar-
ed that it would be almost impossible fol
the effect OF such shot to be other than
fatal. Some of the shot must have nee
essarily passed through the vital organ,
each of these enough to cause instanta'
neous death. Frank link is noted as a
fine marksman, and this tragic case adds
fresh testimony to his skill. Bystanders
on the ground Of the killing, say that he
remarked after he had done the fatal
shooting, "Well, shot to kill"
Shortly after the time of the shooting
link came up town in company with
his wife, and gave himself up to the off,
GERS of the law. He was locked up in
jail for the night.
Public sentiment seems to be abou,
equally divided in the matter. Some
blame Ford ON general principles for hi
overbearing and disagreeable conduc
toward Mrs. link. Others have no sym
pathy for the woman in the case, an(
declare that she is largely responsible
for the murder OF Ford. Neighbors say
that link is quiet man and had previ
ously taken no part in the quarrels be
tween his wife and Ford. They say HI
, was at last exasperated by the intolera
BILE conduct OF his relative and neighbor
, and did this rash act as the only methot
of obtaining peace.
The exact place of the shooting was il
the lot of the house above Ford's, wher
Ford had gone. When found he wa
!, lying on his back, bare.headed. He wa
: removed to his own home, below
:. Satisfactory accounts of the occurrenc
cannot be obtained at present. Thos
!. who hurried to the spot after the repol
of the gun, and the alarm, knew moth
ing more than what they could see Q
Q learn from the neighbors. 1t seem
/. that the latter were so used to sue
;, rows that they took NO notice of tn
/, affair until after the killing was don
Q when they gathered in to take care {
d the corpse.
n The Coroner's inquest Tuesday morl
n ing developed witness in the person
Lizzie Hickman, who claims to have see
the killing. A post mortem examinatio
lc was held in connection with the inques
% Squire Maddox fixed links bond I
.s 81 900, which is a. yet not furnishes
Is The preliminary examination is set 4
q next Saturday afternoon.
l. The funeral took place Wednesday q
10 ternoon at 8 o'clock.
q. F. H. Calvert is now an employc
h Feibel's clothing emporium.
Mr.. VIM. Mcclure returned to Colur
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